A link to Law, Technology, and Humans, edited by Kieran Tranter of the School of Law, Queensland University of Technology. LTH is an online, open access publication devoted to an understanding of law and the technological...
Call for Papers Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence (PJCV) Special Edition on Conflict and Violence in Plato’s Philosophy Edited by Joan-Antoine Mallet (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3) We invite contributions dealing with all facets...
Anya Bernstein, SUNY Buffalo Law School, has published Legal Interpretation and the Half-Empirical Attitude. Here is the abstract. Legal writers have recently turned to corpus linguistics for help interpreting legal texts. Corpus linguistics —...
From The Hollywood Reporter: a look at some new movies that feature dynamic lawyers as role models for the profession, and the actors who play them. In the spotlight: Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, and...
The holiday season is upon us, and with it, lists of the “best books” in various categories. Of course, these lists help us purchase gifts for friendsandrelations who love to read (and they help...
Jurisprudence / Law and Philosophy / William Blackstone
by · Published November 22, 2019 · Last modified September 24, 2020
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh BOOK THE FIRST. Chapter the fifth. Of the COUNCILS belonging to the KING. This chapter describes the four different consular bodies that advise the King of...
Jurisprudence / Law and Philosophy / William Blackstone
by · Published November 22, 2019 · Last modified September 24, 2020
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh BOOK the First. Chapter the Fourth. Of the KING’s Royal FAMILY. This short chapter is mostly about queens. Blackstone explains that there are three kinds. Most of...
Jurisprudence / Law and Philosophy / William Blackstone
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Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Book the First. Of the RIGHTS of PERSONS. Chapter the Third. Of the King, and his Title. In this chapter you really see how Blackstone both inspired and...
Jurisprudence / Law and Philosophy / William Blackstone
by · Published November 20, 2019 · Last modified September 24, 2020
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Book the First. The RIGHTS of PERSONS. Chapter the Second. Of the Parliament In this chapter, Blackstone explains (p. 142) that for the rest of Book I...
Jurisprudence / Law and Philosophy / William Blackstone
by · Published November 20, 2019 · Last modified September 24, 2020
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Book the First. Chapter the First. Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals. As I noted in my Christmas post last week, this chapter is where Blackstone identifies “private...
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